I am reading Matthew’s gospel for my morning devotional time and I am now beginning the Sermon on the Mount. I admit it is way to lofty for me, since I keep finding myself rolling down the hill and landing in the valley.
Blessed…..I want to be.
Poor in Spirit….How do I become that? And if I [...]
Archive for February, 2009
You are what you are, aren’t you?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Showdown in the Desert
Posted in Uncategorized on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan river, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit of God descend like a dove and come to rest on him. That same Spirit would then lead Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil.
One minute you are coming out of the water dripping [...]
Into the Wild
Posted in Uncategorized on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I don’t think I have ever truly been in wilderness, like the guys on TV who take a camera and get dropped off somewhere and survive by eating slimy, raw critters and crawl inside dead animals to stay warm. I got lost and dazed in a mall once and had to survive on pretzel twists and [...]
Kings and Bad Hair
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Initially I wanted to blog about the man in India who holds the record for the longest ear hair (10 inches, stretched out), but what more can be said about such an amazing accomplishment? I know we are all a little jealous, but some just have the gift and discipline to achieve what the rest [...]
What is your Prognosis?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am asking several questions in my message this Sunday and here is one of them:
If our world was a human being it would be:
a. In Kindergarten.
b. In High School/College
c. Middle aged and married (or divorced?)
d. Retired and weathy (or broke?)
e. In ICU
f. In Hospice
What do you think?
Big Snakes and Dreams
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Maybe it is because I have been sick for several days, not sleeping all that great because I feel like there is a big glob of wall putty in my throat that expands when I lay down….anyway, all that is to say that my dreams have been more weird than usual, even for me.
So last [...]
Question of the Day
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am sick today, stuck at home trying to get warm and drinking hot tea. Since I have not watched daytime television for a long time, I was not aware of how much blah blah blah goes on ad nauseam. I guess it might be a good time to start reading Brueggemann’s The Prophetic Imagination, although a clear [...]
